"Thinking about gospel reconciliation in concentric circles, we are
reconciled first to God in Christ, then to one another in covenant
community, and third to what God is doing in the renewal of all
creation. To put it another way, think of the gospel as a stone landing
in a pond. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus are the cause of
many ripples; they are the epicenter of God’s work in the world. The
first ripple is our personal reconciliation to God. The second ripple
establishes the body of Christ, as we are reconciled to each other. The
third ripple is the missional posture of the church as we mobilize to
proclaim the fullness of reconciliation in the gospel. In essence, we
are reconciled to
reconcile."
Matt Chandler
The Explicit Gospel
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